Road Bike Racing - Tylenol? Aspirin? Motrin?

If one is caught after a race with one of these in his blood, is it considered doping?

Cole

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No. At one point, some OTC analgesics contained caffeine which may have triggered a positive if you'd taken TONS of one of those, but caffeine was removed from the prohibited substances list sometime in the past few years. That said, I trust you know the differences between them and which one(s) you might take under different circumstances.

yea...I wonder if caffeine should be banned. it seems to have a huge effect for some, and almost no effect for others. for me, when I'm running on a few cups of coffee, my HR will go up to 175 (87% of max) before I start to breath hard, other people can drink 5 cups before bed and sleep like a baby.

No. At one point, some OTC analgesics contained caffeine which may have triggered a positive if you'd taken TONS of one of those, but caffeine was removed from the prohibited substances list sometime in the past few years. That said, I trust you know the differences between them and which one(s) you might take under different circumstances.

The US Olympic Committee will still bust somebody for having taken over 600 mg of caffeine in a couple hour period. But getting that much caffeine takes a conscious effort. Popping a couple pills for pain won't get you anywhere near enough that number to matter.

The US Olympic Committee will still bust somebody for having taken over 600 mg of caffeine in a couple hour period. But getting that much caffeine takes a conscious effort. Popping a couple pills for pain won't get you anywhere near enough that number to matter.
Not to dispute you because my memory is not solid about this, but I thought they had removed caffeine entirely. Maybe it was another sports sanctioning body.

Not to dispute you because my memory is not solid about this, but I thought they had removed caffeine entirely. Maybe it was another sports sanctioning body.

The World Anti-doping Agency has, the US Olympic Committee has not, so I'm sure you were thinking of the WAA.

[off topic, slightly]would these products mask the pain caused by latic acid? say, to help allievate the burning thighs during a race? they help me afterward, no doubt, but i've never taken them before a hard ride. [/off topic, slightly]

[off topic, slightly]would these products mask the pain caused by latic acid? say, to help allievate the burning thighs during a race? they help me afterward, no doubt, but i've never taken them before a hard ride. [/off topic, slightly]
Not off-topic at all. Yes, they will mask a small measure of discomfort. That is why I sometimes take either aspirin or ibuprofen before a hard ride. As for blood-thinning from aspirin, that is exactly what you want. Studies have revealed slightly higher level performance levels [in part] because thinner blood flows through the vascular system more easily, and in turn transports more oxygen to the muscles. (And, I seriously doubt 2-4 aspirins will put me in danger of bleeding to death. I will take my chances.)

...you might want to do a little research....
I have. That's why I take them.